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History of Uncle Sam 



By Frank A. Downey 



CopyrigM, 1919, 
by 

Frank A. Downey, 
Hoopeston, Illinois. 
All riglits reserved. 



JUL 28 iHi^ 



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>s<A^ 'History of Uncle Sam 



A stands foi' America 
In U. S. A. 
Of her we sing, 
For her we pray. 

U stands for united 
As S stands for states, 
That is Uncle Sam of us ail, 
The lesser and greatest. 

Uncle Sam was fathered 

By a brave noble sire, 

Who said he would free his country. 

He was no liar. 

At a cherry tree, he took a hack, 
Then later on at the Union Jack. 
Friends in France he did not lack, 
While making King George take it back. 

When Uncle Sam was born 
He was poor and frail. 
We hear him still 
In freedom's wail ; 

As he lifts from Alien eyes 

The blinding veil, 

And they behold the blessing of Freedom, 

And with him as free as Adam's Ale. 

With doves and eagles nestling peacefully 
Within his pale. 
As out from the watch tower's 
Topmost rail ; 

Keep an earnest vigil, 
For the enemy that might dare assail. 
Liberty's loved cause, for which he sacrifices 
Without pause that it may preTail. 

This same Uncle Sam 
Through his motherland. 
Has broken the hold 
Of oppression's hand ; 



But not before 
It had been made to feel. 
The blighting tread 
Of the tyrant's heel ; 

But good Columbia 

Said her prayers, and in God trusted. 

As she never for aught 

But liberty lusted. 

For she was ever as wise 

As she was beautiful and bright, 

In that all agree : 

And while they thought her using up. 

Their unwelcome tea, 
She was spilling it down 
Into the deep blue sea, 
And making way for liberty. 

Though poor and alone, 
Onward she reeled, 
Receiving wound after wound 
That refused to be healed. 

Till driven at length 
Barefooted to the battlefield, 
There to meet in death's combat 
A terrible van 

Of well shod and equipped soldiers. 
Every man ragged, cold and hungry, 
But her sacred rights she would never yield. 
While she had a living arm, a sword to wield. 

She was there for mankind, 
Their liberty to shield. 
And while bleeding and dying 
On many a crucial field. 

Forecasting the fate of kings and kaisers, 
In time to be sealed 
While in eternity alone 
Could their crimes be revealed. 



Why the cause of liberty for mankind 

Is as just as Columbia's 

Hopes were high, 

That's far above the starlight sky 

And as great deeds are done 

By those who work and pray and try. 

The Frenchmen came, 

And it was Johnny good bye. 

For all those liberty loving kids 
Jumped in, and out of that jam, 
With liberty for the world to enjoy 
And a name for the new boy Uncle Sara. 

That has since grown to be 

The most classy man. 

And known the world over 

As mightly but as just Uncle Sam. 

Now liberty could well 
Allay her fears ; 
She had found a home 
She could dry her tears. 

The like of which 

She had not known on earth. 

Since she was taken 

From the mother that gave her birth. 

Uncle Sam is democratic, through and through, 

And he established here this grand republic, 

For he very well knew. 

Its the best form of government for the many or few 

And with great liberty 
Clothed us all. 

Within the sweet blending colors. 
Of the red white, and blue. 



Since the bright beaming', 

Light streaming emblem, 

The glory of the brave and the true, 

That best loved and most glorified 

Red white and blue. 

Now it is not for us to reflect 

On the teas, the leaves, or the trees, 

For God as we know for the benefit of man 

Created all of these. 

And by the same token and power 

Was flung to the breezes Old Glory, 

And is held there as serenely she waves 

And inspiration to the living, and as often caressing 

The tombs of her heroes, her brave. 

Through Uncle Sam as a man, 
From the lion to the lamb. 
Still there is a great work to do. 
Lighting the world to liberty. 

With that same star light. 
Sun beaming emblem, our flag, 
Old glory, ever new, 
With her love of justice. 

Which is her real beauty. 
And it is entwined round each thread. 
And mingled with the colors too, 
And sparkling out. 

With our bright stars golden hue. 
Through each and every fold 
Of that good flag, 
With the true red, white and blue. 

No, liberty could not have found 
A mightier man to have held her forth, 
Than Uncle Sam. Liberty we know 
To be very sweet. 

And the kind Uncle Sam has got 
It most complete ; 
And with it by Kings and Kaisers, 
The good boy just can't be beat. 



He is a champion, 
From the top of his head 
To the sole of his feet ; 
Those big strong hands, 

With the broad busy feet, 
And that thrifty goatee. 
And the smile he has for us all, 
Is good to see. 

With his great tall hat, 
And long tailed coat, 
W^ho toys with liberty 
He goes after their goat. 

For he knows 

The blamed things would chew 

Holes in that grand rag, 

With the sweet peachy red, white and blue. 

Uncle Sam was born a good baby, 
Now he is a grand old kid. 
And we are all justly proud 
Of the things that he did. 

Why he whipped Johnny Bull again, 
When he was a real young fellow, 
Cleaned up ourselves. 
But found none yellow. 

But now its all hail Columbia, with a glad hand, 

Without a boast or a brag. 

Just all reunited and loving 

That one glorious, star bedecked flag. 

That is now damped with our beat blood, 

That of the loyal and true. 

And carried by them over there too. 

While we prayed, it availed and failed not, 

Those our dear ones v/ith the red, v/hite and blue. 

Uncle Sam goes forth 

With liberty in his arms, 

And true hearts in his hands. 

And he has made friends in all lands, 

And with them he falls or stands. 



He is good to us all, 
This uncle of ours, 
He don't wait for death 
To furnish the flowers. 

To us bom here 

To him so dear, 

But how has he treated others. 

Our sisters and brothers. 

Whether they came from the 
North, East, South, or West, 
Or from the far and near, 
With a smile or a tear. 

He just welcomed them all. 

And broadly smiled. 

And said, ''Come in, we will adopt you, child. 

Now go out among the rest." 

Expecting of course, 
They would do their best. 
And we all know. 
We have been doubly blest. 

For Uncle Sam is big and strong. 

And he never used any foreign dope, 

In his whole life long; 
Nor has he any double. 

Nor did he ever go out looking for trouble ; 

But there is a self styled doctor, 

That lives over the sea, 

That sent word to U. S. A., the land of the free. 

To look out for his devils, 

Beneath the waves. 

Or in the ocean 

They might find their graves. 

And while his friends hocked the old Kaiser, 

He just laughed and said he, 

"Now they can't blame me 

If they all get blown to eternity." 



Then our Uncle Sam looked up, 
As if over a hill, 

And there beheld that old Kaiser Bill, 
Handing us all a bitter pill. 

Well we took them 

And went chewing them down. 

While Uncle Sam's good boys got ready. 

To march on his bum town, Berlin. 

And when Uncle Sam 
Buttoned up his long tailed coat, 
They were convinced he had 
Captured their goat. 

Now when this world war is over 

With all its ills, 

And the muss is all cleaned up 

Caused hy Bill's ])iils. 

The infernal old pup. 

Won't it be a devil 

That can come down low enough to see, 
This devil's own fool trying to blow 
Hell out through eternity? 

While Uncle Sam lives on 
To bless humanity 
Fur won't old Kaiser Bill 
And his cohorts. 

For their ( rimes have to atone 

The like of them claiming a partnership 

With a just God, that they found not at home; 

Had thr>y not as well been begging 

The devil to let them alone? 

Uncle Sarn has the right respect 

For all peoples and nations, their colors, 

And flags, and for the principles that they represent 

That are found to be true. 

But for us and our heritage, invicible 
Red, white and blue, 
For v/ith our best blood dye red 
].eaving white adorned threads. 



And then that sky blue ; 

Why it's our God given treasure, 

That is to fly the ages through ; 

It delivers the goods, this red, white and blue. 

For what nation can brag, 

Of the colors or rag, 

Or can hang up a flag in lieu 

Of so many good deeds well done. 

For that great Christian principle, 
For liberty and justice; 
With honor and glory fought through 
As beautiful you, red, white and blue. 

Uncle Sam has ever held his eagle eyes 

Aloft on Old Glory, 

While she has been adding on new, 

As she flies higher than a flag ever flew. 

Old Glory ever new, 

The heavens only are a fit place for you, 

So God like the things you do, 

We know He is guiding you 

For He guides His own we find. 

And you are His for His greater glory. 
Through mankind ; 

And we know there is no people or nations 
Shall ever exist to rue. 

Or say, ''Where is thy charity. 
Oh, red, white and blue?" 
But here that old glory shall 
Ever fly when there is justice to be 
Done or a tear to dry. 

Now while these lines are 

Roughly written and in form this piece is crude 

But does the facts not remain true? 

Is it not a devil that will not 

Respect the rights of mankind ? 
Now that is just what old glory 
Stands for, through and through 
With her tear damped, blood seared. 
But unconquerable, red, white and blue. 

Frank A. Downey. 

Copyright, 1919, by Frank A. Downey 



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